ひしめき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

clamour; jostling crowd; bustle

Describes a noisy, crowded situation where many people or things are packed together and moving restlessly. Often used with する to mean 'to clamour' or 'to jostle'.

• 会かい場じょうは人ひとでひしめき合あっていた。

  The venue was packed with people jostling against each other.

• 駅えき前まえのひしめきで身み動うごきできなかった。

  I could not move because of the jostling crowd in front of the station.